The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-01-14

wanted at Corvallis for the new CoIIe1,s
building. Here IL an opportunity for Linn
county brick men TO show how much 1sand'
they have.
On Friday ofIast week Nc Rafns Thomp-
son was appointed Postmaster at Albany.
tie will take eharl Of the Office ~ soon i
his bonds are approved and his commission
received, which will probably Sc abo4t ths
iifst Of February.
Next Monday Mr II Merrill will open !
banking house on First street, occupying 4
part of the building used by r Nj French. n
connection with the business Mr Merrill vii
have charge 0f several hrgt.class Insurance.
companies. In the banking department hs
will have every facility for doing fist elias,
business.
| Winter wheat looks as fresh and gree !.
u does IN Nay. IL Is growing finely. Wiere
che ground q dry enough farmers are plow.
ing. Grass 4 growing almost luxnriantIy
stock ~ living fit on II without feed. AMI
oil this on The i0b day 81 January.
Kaae's illustrated Noykhi0eM just ont /.
the finest iliastratel magazine over issued III
the Northwest. IL contains among many
others pictnres u Hons X Weatherford.
w Bilyeu, I. II Montanye, judge n 4
strahan aud Dr. L Hill, of this city
According to a recent change the stage
leaves Harrisburg for pine Oh tuesdays and
Fridays ct 2 y. m arriving ~ Pine at $50,
leaves Pine at p. nt, arriving 1T Harris
burg ct $50 p. M.
The New York Worid with its usual en-
terprise has sent out an exploring party 10
fsllow Stone Park, headed by Fred schwat.
ka, well kngwn In Oregon. They are 70
visit al points Of interest in mid winter.
The new officers Of The A o u w. Of Leb-
anon, are + II Boscos, w NJ, II II Barrick~
man, Foreman M Shcrer, o AR Cy.
rus, kec q / Cotton, PIN q w Smith.
kscosder Il l. Wallace, q j M Powell. /
w i y Hammack, o w.
Oar Albany loo men, from present indica.
tions, will have 70 send to the north pole, or
elso next summer such thing IS ice cream
VIII not be knoNn Of. Ah, beg pardon. Port.
land has an artificial freezer.
Send Bnrkhart 4 Keeney names and ad
dresses Of friends desiring information Of Ore
gon aDd they will send them COPIES Of the
Real Eetate Conpev0r which coatains 4 COM
plete description ~ one county IN each issue
with aitbsr desirab.s Information ~ wather.
The report Of PrJf Lonsway, Of the Cen
trail school for the term ending Dec. 9th.
showed this number enrolled to be 3g2 re-
naming, 3G7 average attendance. 3o7 !:
average aumbeF belonging, 3I5 is sssss Of
| corporal punishment. o. examination, an
average Of 80 per csnt bsiag roqairel, 372
were promoted.
Read x BrowneIi on Wednesday, moved
tseiF stocks Of groceries and boots aud shoes
into the O Toois block. Their large and in
crsasing business demands more room aud IA I
they obtain Ia lhsir nav quarters This pop-
nlAr hrn haye worked up = hoe trade in
both Of their departments.
The Supreme Court recently dsciiel IL \
case from Ciatsop county that when PLATA
til bids 10 the property sold upon HE jadg-
ment for no more thaa the amount Of tbs
judgment thc Sheriff Is not entitled 70 any
commissions under our statute which reads
For all sums OF money actually made or
sny process and returned 70 tbs clerk, under
4IuOO. three per csutun. on all sums oyeI
$1,000, two per eeutumF This will greatly
affect the already much decreased fees Of thi
sheriff. as the property is bid ia most case
BY the Plaintiff.